Chairman, JCS and the JCS

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Chairman, JCS and the JCS
Before G-N
After G-N

• Joint Chiefs advised
• CA
• Joint Staff answered to JCS
• No VCJCS
• Service Chiefs Equal
• Services train, organize, and equip forces
• Chain of command President to CINCs Services
  Great Authority

• CJCS advises NCA, attends NSC meetings
• Joint Staff works for CJCS
• VCJCS w/specific duties
• CJCS convenes JCS meetings,sets agenda
• CJCS Joint Doctrine
• Assists NCA in strategic direction of Armed
  Forces
• Services train, organize, and equip forces
• Chain of command Pres/SecDef to CINCs CINCs
  Great Authority